Apricot And Pistachio Slice (Bars) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup dried apricot, diced
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1 teaspoon mixed spice or 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
1/4 cup pistachios, chopped (measured -kernals only. no shells)
1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
100 g butter, melted
2 eggs, lightly beaten (recipe suggests usingeggs weighing 70 grams each)
8 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
apricot jam, for glazing

Preparation

Preheat oven to 180\u00b0C
Combine flour the flour, mixed spice,diced apricots, pistachio kernals and the sugar in a large bowl. Add the margarine, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla essence and stir until well combined.
Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined lamington tin and bake for 30 minutes at 180\u00b0C or until golden brown.
Whilst still warm, glaze the slice with melted apricot jam.